The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
POOFS
Definition of POOFS
noun
plural of poof
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
POOFS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 22, 11 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 93, 21 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 16 days.
First found by a player on Day 22, 11 June 2026.
Built from these letters
POOFS starts with P and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read FOOPS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 22
Could you have found POOFS?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 22 - and most players walked straight past it.
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